poculiform
Syllables: poc·u·li·form/ˈpɒkjʊlɪfɔːm/US/ˈpɑkjəlɪfɔɹm/
poculiform adjective: having the shape of a goblet or drinking cup.
Adjective
poculiform (comparative more poculiform, superlative most poculiform)
- Having the shape of a goblet or drinking cup.
- Poculiform (poculiforme) cylindrically cup-shaped, with the base hemispherical, and but slightly, or not at all, spreading or recurved at the mouth.1809, William Martin, Outlines of an Attempt to Establish a Knowledge of Extraneous Fossils on Scientific Principles: In Two Parts, Macclesfield, Cheshire: Printed by J. Wilson; sold by the author...
- JASMINUM bracteatum […] Calyx pubescent; tube poculiform, subnervose; segments setaceous, erect, as long as the tube.1830, Jonathan Stokes, Botanical Commentaries, volume 1, London: Simpkin and Marshall; Treuttel & Würtz, →OCLC, pages 13–14
Noun
poculiform (plural poculiforms)
- A variety of snowdrop with petals of the same length.
- Poculiforms Known since the nineteenth century, poculiform snowdrops derive their name from the Latin poculus ('little cup'), and were named by the Revd. Henry Harpur-Crew (1828–1883). The inner segments are elongated so that all six flower segments are generally equal in length, forming a rounded...2013, Freda Cox, “Hybrids, Cultivars, Varieties and Forms”, in Gardener's Guide to Snowdrops, New York, N.Y.: Crowood, →ISBN
- 'The Bride' [a snowdrop variety], found in the early Seventies at Foxcote Farm near Cheltenham, was his first discovery. It's a poculiform (cup-shaped) G. elwesii with six pure white petals of the same length. Like many poculiforms […] it's not a strong grower.2015 February 7, Val Bourne, “The quiet man of the world of snowdrops”, in The Daily Telegraph (London), page G8
Examples of poculiform in a sentence
- A subdivision of the genus Narcissus, including N. capax and N. reflexus, in which the segments of the perianth are semi-reflexed, and the coronet poculiform, about equalling the perianth segments.1866, Thomas Moore, “ASSARACUS”, in John Lindley, Thomas Moore, editors, The Treasury of Botany: A Popular Dictionary of the Vegetable...
- [S]ubgenital plate of male poculiform, narrowly rounded at apex as seen from dorsum […]1961 July 21, James A. G. Rehn with David C. Eades, “The Genus Opshomala of Serville, 1831 (Orthoptera; Acrididae; Cyrtacanthacridinae)”...
- Poculiforms Known since the nineteenth century, poculiform snowdrops derive their name from the Latin poculus ('little cup'), and were named by the Revd.2013, Freda Cox, “Hybrids, Cultivars, Varieties and Forms”, in Gardener's Guide to Snowdrops, New York, N.Y.: Crowood, →ISBN:
Forms of poculiform
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more poculiform |
| superlative | most poculiform |
| Noun | |
| plural | poculiforms |
Origin of poculiform
Latin pōculum (“cup”) + -iform; compare French poculiforme.
Questions about poculiform
- What does poculiform mean?
- Poculiform means having the shape of a goblet or drinking cup.
- How do you use poculiform in a sentence?
- A subdivision of the genus Narcissus, including N. capax and N. reflexus, in which the segments of the perianth are semi-reflexed, and the coronet poculiform, about equalling the perianth segments.
- What part of speech is poculiform?
- Poculiform can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce poculiform?
- Poculiform is pronounced /ˈpɒkjʊlɪfɔːm/ (UK).
Words near poculiform in the dictionary
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